A Few Memories of Buc Days

Melody Johnson (2nd farthest on the right near the sea)

A couple of years ago my little sister, Melody Johnson, performed in the Buc Days Parade with her Silver Anchor Dance Team just like I did when I was her age. She noticed a lot of people of many cultures gathered at this parade and were either performing or just having a good time. After having to perform along with her other dance team members she would watch the other performances. She noticed that there were many kids around and a great amount of them were her age. 
Melody went on a few rides, ate different foods for the first time, and even met a few new people/friends. 

Buccaneer Days are experienced by many and dates all the way back to the year of 1938. This year marks its 77th year and is continuing in honor of the city's founding with music festivals, parades, rodeos, carnivals, events, and much more. The Buccaneer Days' significance is mainly composed by the fact of how it encompasses its festivity around the history of Corpus Christi.

Historical Marker #1 - Cheston L. Heath School

Riddle: “Where would they first educate Mexican schoolchildren?  If you look nearby, you may see a place where some people without an education have unfortunately spent some time”.

Ruthie & I at The Nueces County Courthouse

The answer didn't exactly come to us right away but soon enough we were brought to the Nueces County Courthouse where the site of the Cheston L. Heath school once stood. I learned that the Courthouse The Corpus Christi Independent School District had a list of academics and English taught to the city's Mexican-American students in the year of 1896. The number of student enrollment increased immensely after World War I and the school thrived until it was closed in 1968 and the students were mixed into the other district schools.The are expanded and the school district became the site of the Nueces County Courthouse in the year of 2000. At first I thought the marker was going to be pretty small but once I got up close to it, I had to scoot away just to read it. The impact it has made on the lives of Mexican-Americans is still shown today and this marker is one f them.

Introduction to my blog you ask?

Hello world and all who inhabit it! My name is Rose Johnson and yes, this is my blog. After Mr. Martinez assigned us to creating a blog consisting of Corpus Christi's history, I realized how much I didn't even know about the city I've been living in for almost 10 years now. 
When I moved here to Corpus, I brought everything I knew about the U.S. as well as my Chamorron culture.

I started to adapt to the "American" culture, crossing out what I assumed how things/people in America would be like. At first, I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do here in Corpus. I tried ballet, gymnastics, did soccer, and even took dance classes until I found The Harbor Playhouse. I've been involved with the Harbor Playhouse since 2009 and haven't looked back since. 


Ever since this assignment was given by Mr. Martinez, I automatically knew that the history of The Harbor Playhouse would be my topic. It's a topic that I would definitely enjoy covering and that I knew an amount of information on. Some goals that I hope to achieve for this project? Gather as much information as I can, learn as much as I can, and have as much fun as I can. Haha, wish me luck (or to break a leg?) Thanks for reading!